Philadelphia City Council is gearing up to tighten the rules on landlord retaliation, weighing a pair of bills that would make it tougher to push out tenants who speak up about unsafe living conditions. The housing committee is set to reconsider the measures on Wednesday as part of a broader Safe Healthy Homes package, and supporters say the changes are meant to let renters complain without immediately worrying about a knock-on-the-door eviction notice. Landlord advocates counter that the proposals could strip owners of tools they use to quickly deal with tenants who cause serious problems.
What the bills would do
The two measures, drafted with tenant groups, would expand so-called “good cause” lease termination rules to cover more renters, bar…..